Intaftfield Tried ut Governor's Chcafic When a Student
By ZAN STARK
United Preti International
Salem, Ore - lUPH - When
Mark O. Hatfield was a stu
dent at Willamette univer
sity, he worked week ends as
guide at the Oregon State
Capitol across the street. He
admits he once sat down in
the governor's chair when no
one was looking.
Now, at 41, Hatfield is in
his second term as the elect
ed occupant of the Oregon
governor's chair and he is
quietly gaining stature in na
tional Republican circles. He
is one of the party's bright
young men - one to watch
during the GOP nominating
convention in San Francisco
next summer.
The young, handsome for
mer college professor is gov
ernor of a state with little
bargaining power (only six
electoral votes). But from
the obscurity of academic life
he rose like a meteor in Ore
gon politics, more than once
bucking strong Democratic
statewide tides. His successes
in Oregon brought him na
tionwide attention.
Presidential Timber
Hatfield has been mention
ed as a possible Vice Presi
dential running mate for Nel
son A. Rockefeller should the
New York governor win the
Republican presidential nom
ination. Some political ob
servers say he would happily
accept the No. 1 place on the
GOP ticket himself if the con
vention was unable to decide
between the frontrunners -at
present Arizona Sen. Barry
Goldwater and Rockefeller.
In recent months, Hatfield
has improved his relationship
with Goldwater.
Hatfield was 28 when he
was sworn in for the first of
two terms as a State Repre
sentative, 32 when he was
elected to the State Senate
and 34 when he won an upset
victory as Oregon Secretary
of State in 1956 when Demo
crats pulled the rug from
under most Republicans in
Oregon.
Two years later, when he
was 36, Hatfield was elected
governor by a 65,000 - vote
margin despite another state
wide Democratic tide and a
registration deficit of more
than 50,000. In 1962, he was
reelected by 80,000 votes.
Not Spectacular
A former high school
friend described Hatfield as
a serious, quiet type who
didn't mix much. He's been
that kind of politician - ser
ious, intelligent and probing
but never spectacular.
During his first term in the
Legislature in 1950, he taught
classes at his Alma Mater.
Willamette, in the morning,
ran to the House chamber for
the day's session and then
spent his evenings speaking
to civic, social or service
clubs. It seemed no one paid
much attention - except the
voters.
Hatfield doesn't drink,
doesn't smoke, doesn't party
and he's anything but a hand
wringing, back - slapping pol
itician. As governor, he re
mains rather aloof from leg
islators. The slim, dark -haired gov-
23 Teachers From
Foreign Countries
To Study at OSU !
Corvallis Twenty-three
teachers from 11 foreign'
countries will come to Ore
gon State university in Sep
tember for three months of
special classes and seminars
under the International
Teacher Development pro
gram supported by the De
partment of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare.
The 23 are from Iran, Po
land, Korea. Singapore. In
dia, Chile. Norway, Nepal.
Mexico, Hong Kong and
Italy.
OSU was one of 10 U.S.
institutions of higher learn
ing chosen to offer the train
ing for a total of 265 teach
ers from 73 other countries.
The program is designed to
improve education around
the world and bring greater
understanding and respect
among educators in free
countries. George Storm of
the school of education will
coordinate the program at
OSU.
Emphasize Science
The teachers coming to
Oregon State will emphasize
science subjects. Seminars
scheduled will include objec
tives of U.S. education, his
torical development of edu
cation in this country, sci
ence curriculum in secon
dary schools, philosophies of
education, administration of
American schools and meth
ods in secretarial science.
Other work will cover
oceanography, agriculture
and soil science, food science,
chemistry, plant culture,
radiation studies in micro
biology and plant virus dis
eases. Each of the foreign teach
ers selected has had at least
three years teaching experi
ence in his or her home coun
try and been judged an out
ending educator.
ernor has an excellent speak
ing voice and shows up well
on television. He knows how
to charm a crowd.
Attends Conventions
Three times Hatfield has
been a delegate to the Repub
lican National conventions
and in 1960 he nominated
Richard Nixon for President.
In Oregon. Hatfield's poli
tical supporters emphasize
the campaign slogan "groom
ed for government."
Hatfield is the only child
of C. D. Hatfield, a retired
railroad blacksmith, and Dove
Odom Hatfield, a former
school teacher Mark was
born in Dallas. Ore., but grew
up in Salem.
He graduated from Willam
ette in 1943 and served as a
navy officer during World
War 11. commanding a fleet
of 10 landing ships during the
invasions of Iwo Jima and
Okinawa.
In 1948, Hatfield earned
his master's degree from
Stanford and returned to Wil
lamette as an instructor in
political science. He rose to
the rank of associate profes
sor by 1949 and. in 1950. was
named dean of students. That
was the year he began his
first term in the State House
of Representatives.
While Dean at Willamette,
Hatfield met Antoinette Kuz
manich. daughter of a Yugo
slav - born Portland long
shoreman. Miss Kuzmanich
was at the time Counselor
for Women at Portland Slate
college.
Both Baptists
Between the primary and
general election which first
put Hatfield in the governor's
office, he and Miss Kuzman
ich were married. They now
have two children - Eliza
beth, 4, and Mark Jr., 3.
Religion plays a strong part
in Hatfield's life. He served
three terms as moderator of
the First Baptist church of
Salem, has been a speaker at
the Easter sunrise services in
the Pasadena bowl and is ac
tively sought as a speaker by
religious groups. On automo
bile trips he has been known
to stop for a roadside prayer.
His wife, a former Roman
Catholic, became a Baptist
during their five - year court
ship. As governor, Hatfield has
had to battle a Democratic -controlled
Legislature. There
is no rigid party discipline in
Oregon, which has an open
primary and no patronage
system to keep parly mem
bers in line.
Hatfield's record in control
ling the Republican minority
is no better than the Demo
crats in controlling their ma
jority. But in the legislative
free-for-all Hatfield has won
more than he lost. In both the
1961 and 1963 legislative ses
sions, more than two thirds
of the Governor's program
was passed, each time with
Democratic help.
Detractors say some of Hat
field's biggest requests were
among the losses. This is part
ly true. His proposed reorgan
ization of state government
failed in 1961. But Hatfield
is patient and the first phase
passed in 1963.
Hatfield has battled hard
for traffic law reforms, some
of which have been passed.
His interest in traffic safety
stems from an incident in his
youth when a child darted
from some roadside brush in
to the path of his car and was
killed. Hatfield was absolved
of blame and an attempt to
use the incident as a political
smear in his first gubernator
ial campaign backfired.
Hatfield's record as an ad
ministrator is good and most
of his appointments have been
excellent. He has had strong
labor support and led a bat
tle to repel the state's anti
picketing law.
Oregon recently became the
first state to throw out its
ciivil defense program entire
ly. Hatfield went to the peo
ple in an effort to save civil
defense but found there was
no grass roots support.
Hatfield denies he's a can
didate for national office. But
he takes his politics seriously
and never lets up. Already
this year he has made a num
ber of out of - state speaking
tours.
I .. . r7?-' -17 -J 'r
At the Young Republican
National Convention in San
Francisco in June, the Oregon
Governor was In good form.
"A few months ago," he said,
"A Kennedy victory (in 1964)
seemed to far too many Re
publicans as inevitable. There
was talk of sacrificial lambs.
"But today we are looking
for lions and we have a num
ber who can spell out the is
sues for what they are. We
have had two and a half
years of Hesitation Waltz, of
government by guess and by
gum ..."
That's campaign talk and,
observers say, Hatfield means
every word of it. He warns
of intra - party squabbling
and reminds fellow Republi
cans victory is the result of
hard work.
Hatfield is reported to be
disturbed by Rockefeller's di
vorce and remarriage which
apparently cost him the front
runner role in the GOP nom
inational derby.
Should a compromise can
didate be necessary at the San
Francisco convention, some
Republicans think Hatfield
might have more campaign
appeal than either Michigan
Gov. George Romney or
Pennsylvania Gov. William
Scranton. And neither Rom
ney or Scranton appears
eager to battle Kennedy.
Hatfield might gladly be
come a "sacrificial lamb" just
so he could fight like a lion.
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MEDFORD. OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 22. 1963
BOMB BLAST-A bomb tossed at the home of Negro in
tegration leader Arthur Shores Tuesday night blew in
garage doors and damaged two cars inside. Four windows
were also blown out and portions of the second floor were
damaged. Shores, watching television at other end of the
house, was unhurt. (UP1)
Religion in America
Big Congregations May Cause
Sub-Surface Church Problems
By LOUIS CASSELS
United Press International
The Rev. Louis H. Fracher
is a tough - minded pastor
with a rare capacity for view
his own parish with detach
ment. His parish is St. John's
Episcopal Church in Waynes
boro, Va. To an outsider, it
looks extremely successful. It
has 550 baptized members and
400 communicants on its
rolls. Attendance at worship
is so heavy that three serv
ices have to be scheduled each
Sunday morning. The Sunday
School is overflowing with
children. Parish organizations
are bustling with activity.
But the Rev. Mr. Fracher
looked beneath the surface of
institutional success. He saw
a parish which had grown
so large that many of the
members didn't even know
one another. People could gel
sick or die without their
neighbors hearing about it in
time to show their concern.
It was a far cry from the
New Testament concept of
the church as a close-knit fel
lowship in which each mem
ber gave and received love,
acceptance and understand
ing. Thousands of other Ameri
can parishes have the same
problem. Some of them have
tried to overcome it by hold
ing "coffee hours" after serv
ices, or by including social
functions in the parish pro
gram, or by setting up organ
izations to promote fellow
ship. The Rev. Mr. Fracher de
cided that his parish already
had plenty of organizations,
and that what it really need
ed was a little "disorganiza
tion" or decentralization.
He told this idea to his vest
ry, and last May the parish
was divided into 12 "zones,"
each containing from 20 to
25 families. Each zone is head
ed by a member of the vestry,
who serves as a lay minister,
watching over the material
and spiritual well - being of
the families in his zone.
Every few weeks, the fam
ilies in a particular zone meet
at someone's home to wor
ship together, get better
acquainted and talk over the
affairs of the parish.
The members of the parish
are enthusiastic about the
zone system. They no longer
feel like strangers to one an
other. They find that commu
nication in the parish is not
a one - way affair. Through
the zone meetings, every
back - bencher has a chance
to speak his piece about par
ish policies, instead of wait
ing to be told what the rector
and vestry have decided.
But the most important re
sult of the zone system, in
the eyes of the pastor, is that
it has made St. John's parish
ioners aware that "the church
is not bricks and stained glass
windows - the church is peo
ple." "It is in small groups that
men and women can truly
learn to be the Body of
Christ at work," says the
Rev. Mr. Fracher. "We are
confident that the zone meet
ing will prove to be an effect
ive way to demonstrate what
the 'ministry of the laity' is
Location of Branch
Office Is Announced
The proposed Grants Pass
branch of the Jackson County
Federal Savings and Loan as
sociation will be located at
409 Southeast Sixth st., ac
cording to J. H. Pletsch, exec
utive vice president and man
ager of the association.
Final approval of the loca
tion was received this week
from the Federal Home Loan
board in Washington, D. C,
which last month authorized
the establishment of the
branch office. The authorize
tion was subject to final ap
proval of the location, it was
noted at that time.
Pletsch said that immediate
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ing and to obtain the neces
sary office equipment, furni
ture and supplies for the
branch office.
The opening date will be
announced later.
all about. One of tha tasks
which each zone takes on is
to 'seek out the unchurched
children and adults in your
neighborhood. Another is to
look up nominal church mem
bers, the 'strayed sheep,' and
try to bring them back to the
fold."
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